The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21

"A IL Elm MOV
Weather has been brisk lately.
Train three hours late Wednesday.
New hou~e on Nam St. near brick mill.
DIR. NJ. 7. Savage went to RalefghMon-
day.
Mr.. E. B. Higgs went to Norfolk We'd
nesday.
Messrs. j. R. Tillery andW. H. Kitch-
in went to Raleigh Monday.
Tuesday Constable Dunn made an ar
rest on account of driving on the SIDE
walk.
Mr.. Geo. Smith ow lives at the place
occupied formerly by Mr.. Baird, on 10th
street.
Miss Bessie Johnston. of Oxford, was
in town this week visiting Misses Shields
and Gray.
We return thanks to Hon. L. T. Myers
of the Seaboard Roanoke R. R. for his
courteSlss to US.
We have received Florida letter 1t
came too late for this issue aud will ap-
pear next week.
Miss Bullock, Mr.. j. Bullock and Mr..
and Mrs. W. o. Buliuck of Rocky Mt.
are visiting Mrs. Madry.
MIR. Claude Kitchin is assistant in the
Register of Deeds office in Halifax. lie
went up Monday to begin.
Masquerade entertainments are fire.
quent now. More ways than one to whip
the sold boy" around the stump.
We have contribution, from Mr. T.
II. Christie of South Castor on thePublic
School sy stem, which will appear next
week.
Misses ANNE Gray and Mamie Miller
returned to Scotland Neck Tuesday fir ON
Wilson and Rocky Mt, where they visited
friends.
The brass band is a blessing we sup
pose, but it is one we don't enjoy. But
it nay be the practiciDg which We have
heard
MIR. Tom Currie came home to Scot
much that he is sick, and hope he will
soon recover.
1t is reported that Feb. % will be a
good day for marriages. that is to say
some of our Young folks have decided
that lt Will De.
Our thanks are due Hon Jno D. Blggs,
President Of t he Roanoke, Norfolk and
Baltimore Steamboat Co., for courtesleS
extended to us.
The DEMOCRATS subscription book is
not yet full. Send US your name and
81 so. if you do not already rank as
subscriber
This January is not so noted for re-
moval' as those of the past few years.
That is good sign. 1t is bad sign to
see people moving from one place to an
other in the first Of the year.
We see in the Crescent City Gazette
that saw null near Pomona was des-
troyed by fire and says the mill was
valued at $4,000 1t must have been a
good quality of saw mill.
JUST ARRIvED.-A car load Of fine
mules and horses at prices to sui the
times. Will sell for cash, OF on time.
All who oesire good stock are invited to
call and exa nine ours.
Kesp'y, BIGes 4 JOHNSON.
On Tuesday morning Mr.. Will Hans
cock of this place and MIR. Andi ews OF
Roxobel left this depot for the ''Land of
Flowers They go to Or ando where
already live several persons reared IN
this county, and who seem to be dong
well. May success crown all their noble
efforts.
There has been much stealing and
burglary in this place recently. One
firm had $45 90 dollars stolen in the day
time. The scoundrels seem to be sharp>
ers. There is one burglar in Jail now.
He will be tried next month. We suspect
if things don't change there will be more
to be tried then.
MIR. Joshua R. Nichols, of Scotland
Neck, left Monday for Birmingham,
Alabama, where he goes into the Drug
business, Mr.. Nichols has been In
business in Halifax the past year. He
is a young man of good business parts
and thoroughly at home IN drug store !.
Birmingham is wonderful town and, II
its prosperity increases in the next ten
years as it has in the past ten, it will be
the first city of the South for business
and wealth. Ten years ago it was but q
small village, to-day her population
numbers twentv-three thousand. May
be Mr.. Nichols have success in his new
field.
IosT-On the evening of the 4th
inst. while riding horseback. soDe>
where in town ON the road between
Nh. Bonds and the creek bridge, one
= small, tan coIored money purse. con-
tanning FIVE dollar bill. four or five
dollars in charge, two five dollar con-
federate pieces, one small gold chain
and charm with the Lords Prayer on
the ch arm, also one crystal rim and
steel watch key. The finder will be
amply rewarded fer its delivery te
B. ID. Gray.